News articles tagged with 'tiger'
India releases tiger numbers as experts convene
— 29 Mar 2011 16:13 | EnvironmentThe Indian Government today released new tiger population numbers for the first time since 2007, indicating that numbers have increased in the country that has half of the world's remaining…
Nepal translocates first wild tiger
— 23 Jan 2011 19:56 | EnvironmentA wild tiger fitted with satellite-collar was successfully translocated from Nepal's Chitwan National Park to Bardia National Park for the first time on Saturday…
Unique orangutan reintroduction project under imminent threat
— 14 Dec 2010 19:15 | EnvironmentA Sumatran rainforest named a global priority for tigers and home to a unique orangutan rescue project is targeted for clearcutting by one of the world's largest paper suppliers…
Sumatran 'tiger map' reveals tiger population higher than expected
— 6 Dec 2010 18:27 | BiologyScientists have created the highest resolution map of the Sumatran tiger distribution ever produced, revealing that the island now hosts the second largest tiger population on earth.…
Tigers and polar bears are highly vulnerable to environmental change
— 24 Nov 2010 23:03 | EnvironmentLarge predators are much more vulnerable than smaller species to environmental changes, such as over-hunting and habitat change, because they have to work so hard to find their next…
Paw prints and feces offer new hope for saving tigers
— 19 Nov 2010 11:44 | EnvironmentAs experts gather in St Petersburg, Russia for next week's Tiger Summit, fewer than 3,200 tigers survive in the wild worldwide. More than half live in India, where they are spread over…
Public outcry fells Russia auction for logging rights in key tiger habitats
— 28 Oct 2010 15:18 | EnvironmentPublic outcry derailed an auction scheduled to be held earlier this week by the forestry administration of Primorsky Province in the Russian Far East that would have opened up critical…
Why the leopard got its spots
— 22 Oct 2010 15:40 | BiologyWhy do leopards have rosette shaped markings but tigers have stripes? Rudyard Kipling suggested that it was because the leopard moved to an environment 'full of trees and bushes and…
A tribute to tigers
— 13 Oct 2010 15:30 | EnvironmentTigers have been a great part of my career. They are actually my icons of conservation; their mystic beauty and elegance has been my inspiration, my drive to work for nature and conservation.…
Russia Far East hosts major tiger party ahead of summit
— 25 Sep 2010 12:23 | EnvironmentEvery year on the last Sunday in September, Vladivostok turns orange with stripes. This year, as it hosts its annual Tiger Day on Sunday, Sept. 26th, the largest city in the Russian…